W. R. Berkley Forms Web-Based Underwriting Company

W. R. Berkley Corporation has launched Berkley Net Underwriters, LLC, a web-based system that will allow the company’s producers to quote and bind insurance on behalf of W. R. Berkley Corporation’s insurance company subsidiaries.

Berkley Net Underwriters’ initial focus will be on the workers’ compensation market and future expansion into other lines of business is anticipated.

John K. Goldwater has been named president of Berkley Net Underwriters in Greenwich, Conn. Goldwater has 32 years of experience in workers’ compensation insurance. Most recently, he served as executive vice president of GE CyberComp.